]]>https://news.rice.edu/files/2019/07/ION-1.jpgArtist renderings offer an idea of what The Ion will look like after the renovation.Transformation of Sears building into The Ion begins in Mayhttps://news.rice.edu/2019/01/30/transformation-of-sears-building-into-the-ion-begins-in-may-2/
Wed, 30 Jan 2019 18:22:00 +0000https://news.rice.edu/?p=119026Landmark’s renovation will create nucleus of innovation district in Midtown.

]]>https://news.rice.edu/files/2019/01/190125_Ion_Fannin-Rendering-640-2ewyail.jpgThe IonHistoric Midtown Sears building to anchor Houston innovation districthttps://news.rice.edu/2018/04/12/historic-midtown-sears-building-to-anchor-houston-innovation-district-2/
Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:00:17 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=110081Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Rice University have announced plans for a new Midtown innovation district that will transform a 9.4-acre site, anchored by the former Sears building, into a hub designed to bring together the area's entrepreneurial, corporate and academic communities.

]]>https://news.rice.edu/files/2018/04/map-b-wk3rgw.jpgThe historic Sears building is centrally located within three miles of Houston’s central business district, the Texas Medical Center and most of Houston’s institutions of higher education. (Image courtesy of by Rice University)Historic Midtown Sears building to anchor Houston innovation districthttps://news.rice.edu/2018/04/12/historic-midtown-sears-building-to-anchor-houston-innovation-district/
Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:00:15 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=110080Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Rice University have announced plans for a new Midtown innovation district that will transform a 9.4-acre site, anchored by the former Sears building, into a hub designed to bring together the area's entrepreneurial, corporate and academic communities.

]]>https://news.rice.edu/files/2018/04/map-b-wk3rgw.jpgThe historic Sears building is centrally located within three miles of Houston’s central business district, the Texas Medical Center and most of Houston’s institutions of higher education. (Image courtesy of by Rice University)Rice Chief Investment Officer Thacker one of ‘Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women’https://news.rice.edu/2015/01/20/rice-treasurer-thacker-named-one-of-houstons-50-most-influential-women-of-2014/
https://news.rice.edu/2015/01/20/rice-treasurer-thacker-named-one-of-houstons-50-most-influential-women-of-2014/#respondTue, 20 Jan 2015 16:26:22 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=70493Allison Thacker '96 has been named one of "Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women of 2014” by Houston Woman Magazine.